SCENIC KERALA

Tour Description

The trip covers scenic Munnar and Thekkady and kovalam. Throughout this trip you can enjoy different type of spice plantations and this also takes you to fascinating locations from where you can spot wild animals from close quarters.

Itinerary

Day 01 : Cochin – Munnar ( 140 kms /4-5 hrs )

Arrival at Cochin airport/ railway station. Then to Munnar. This beautiful hill station was once the summer capital of the British Government in India. The never ending vast expanse of tea plantations and the round the year moderate climate makes it a little haven for visitors. The day at leisure. Overnight at Munnar.

Visit to Rajamala- house of the highly endangered mountain goats – the Nilgiri Thars. Then to Echo point and Mattupetty Dam. Speed boating facilities are available here. The dam is flanked by forests and vast expanse of grass land on one side and the Kundala tea plantation on the other. After noon at leisure. Overnight at Munnar.

Day 03 : Munnar – Thekkady ( 120 kms /4-5 hrs )

Morning proceed to Thekkady. By noon at Thekkady. Afternoon at Periyar lake around which the sanctuary is built, for boating. This is the only sanctuary in India where you can have the unique experience of viewing the wild life at close quarters from the safety of boat .Overnight in Thekkady .

Day 04 :Thekkady – Allepey ( 150 kms /4-5 hrs )

Morning after breakfast proceed to Alleppey. By noon check in at the house boat in Alleppey for a 20 hour house boating through the legendary backwaters of Kerala. On the way you will witness a full range of lifes and activities and some mind boggling sceneries. Overnight in the house boat. House boat is a private boat

Day 05 : Alleppey – Kovalam ( 170 kms /4-5 hrs )

Morning after breakfast check out from the houseboat and proceed to Kovalam- the internationally renowned beach destination. Spend the rest of the day in the sandy beaches of Kovalam flanked by coconut groves on one side and Arabian sea on the other. Overnight at the beach side hotel.

Day 06 : Kovalam – Trivandrum – Kovalam

Morning after breakfast proceed for a city tour of Trivandrum covering Napier Museum and Sri Padmanabha Swamy Temple.Afternoon at leisure in Kovalam and overnight at hotel .

Day 07 : Kovalam – Trivandrum

Morning after breakfast proceed to Trivandrum airport / railway station for onward journey.